Articles by Bay of Plenty Times
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National
Rain clearing but frosty nights ahead for Hawke's Bay
Friday, 28 June 2024, 2:22pmHawke’s Bay will be given room to breathe this Matariki weekend with a mostly positive, though chilly, forecast after devastating...
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Emergency
When police knocked at 3am: The ordeals of Hawke's Bay's flood victims
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 1:41pmSwelling seas and a bursting river forced more than 100 Hawke’s Bay residents from their homes as water crept over amidst...
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National
Police hunt woman after Mount Maunganui store robbed at gunpoint
Monday, 24 June 2024, 2:59pmPolice hunt woman after Mount Maunganui store robbed at gunpoint Police are looking for a woman who robbed a commercial...
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National
'Hoax': Napier Chipmunks Playland evacuated after bomb threat made over the phone
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 4:25pmPolice say they have identified three young people believed to be responsible for a bomb threat at a Napier business on Sunday. An...
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National
New marine research, education hub for controversial Marine Park site
Friday, 21 June 2024, 2:55pmA state-of-the-art marine research and education facility will be established at Sulphur Point in Tauranga after years of...
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National
SH2 reopens after logging truck rolls leaving logs everywhere
Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 8:01amState Highway 2 has reopened to one lane after a logging truck lost its load near Whakaki east of Wairoa on Tuesday. At 9.25am...
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National
Man fined $600 after decapitating a great white shark and keeping the head
Friday, 17 May 2024, 1:57pmA Mahia man has been given a $600 fine after he caught, killed, and decapitated a great white shark, and then kept the head. The...
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National
Family of teen who died in Cook Islands fundraising to send body to NZ
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 4:04pmThe family of a teen who died suddenly while holidaying in Rarotonga are aiming to raise $9000 to send his body to New Zealand. Mary...
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Crime
Body in burned-out car: Name suppression lapses for murder accused
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 3:50pmA man charged with murder after the death of a man found in a burnt-out vehicle in Hastings can now be named as Chalton Mason...
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National
One person dead after workplace incident in Hawke's Bay
Monday, 29 April 2024, 1:47pmOne person has died following a work-related incident near Ongaonga in Central Hawke’s Bay. A police spokesman said an incident...
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National
'Loving father': Tributes for man who died after running into sea while fleeing police
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:12pmTributes are being posted tonight for a man who died after running into the sea while fleeing police in Mount Maunganui yesterday. He...
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National
Emergency services called to workplace incident
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 2:02pmEmergency services are at an incident in the Western Bay of Plenty. A police spokeswoman said police were helping ambulance...
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National
Hawke's Bay bus driver's narrow escape after rock thrown through window
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 3:11pmA Hawke’s Bay bus driver says he was “fortunate” to have had a narrow escape when a rock was thrown through the windscreen...
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Sport
'Getting beyond the police': Eight members of rugby team and coach inside shot van
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 1:24pmEight club rugby players and their coach were in a van that was peppered with shotgun pellets by gang members as they fled...
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Sport
Rugby game turns violent: Supporters clash on field with knives, team van shot at
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 9:33amA visiting rugby team’s van was peppered with what appear to be shotgun rounds as they drove away from a Hawke’s Bay ground...
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Crime
Ex-NZ sports champ among group arrested over 50kg cocaine bust at Tauranga port
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 3:53pmAuthorities have intercepted 50kg of cocaine at the Port of Tauranga and arrested a group of men, including a former New...
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National
'Rare human': Tributes flow for tireless 'community champion'
Monday, 1 April 2024, 2:59pmTributes are flowing for Bay of Plenty “community champion” and “rare human” Richard Crawford, who died after suffering a...
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National
'Just awesome': Missing man's miracle survival after two-week bush ordeal
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 9:16amA Dunedin man who had been missing for almost two weeks has turned up safe and sound after pulling himself out of the bush...
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National
Cyclone review: Hawke's Bay Civil Defence staff told those concerned about flooding they were 'over-reacting'
Monday, 25 March 2024, 3:21pmConcerned residents who rang Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence and Emergency Management in the days before Cyclone Gabrielle flooded...
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National
Chronic pain rarely improved by surgery, academic says
Sunday, 24 March 2024, 5:02pmThe over-reliance on surgery to treat chronic pain should join bloodletting on the list of outdated medical practices, an...
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National
Invercargill mayor unapologetic for racial, sexuality slurs
Friday, 22 March 2024, 9:28amInvercargill Mayor Nobby Clark has given an extraordinary interview to comedian Guy Williams, in which he appeared unapologetic...
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National
Tauranga Hospital locked down, armed police present
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:23amTauranga Hospital has been locked down and armed police are present. A police spokeswoman said the hospital has been locked...
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Crime
Dunedin killer released from prison after just five months
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 2:27pmA man responsible for a fatal stabbing in Momona, Otago will be released from prison this week after just five months behind...
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National
City to trial on-demand ridesharing buses: 'A new era of public transport'
Wednesday, 13 March 2024, 1:36pmA new “corner-to-corner” on-demand ridesharing bus service will be trialled in Tauranga South by the Bay of Plenty Regional...